Today was full of sweet things. Big Kiddo made his first popsicles out of orange juice, and we're looking forward to having them for dessert. Popsicles...a truly no-fail recipe. I tried two King Arthur Flour muffin recipes today, and they were both so successful that I'll be trying more of their recipes. First up was their blueberry muffin recipe. I decreased the sugar to 2/3 cup and substituted Emmi apricot yogurt for the plain yogurt indicated. I added chopped dried apricots and almonds as well. Next up was their oatmeal muffin recipe. I used canola oil, increased the flour slightly (which I didn't need to do), and added chopped pecans. Both were a hit with big and little people!
I mixed up the basic boule from Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day today. I decreased the yeast by half, as they say you can on their website, and am letting it rise in my hot Texas garage. I'm glad that I watched their youtube demonstration on how to shape the loaf, which showed that they dump the dough into a bowl of flour before they start messing with it. I'll bake it in a couple of days, and see how it goes. I wasn't thrilled with the results from the other no-knead loaf that I've tried, the Sullivan Street Bakery version, so I'm not expecting greatness, but would love to be pleasantly surprised.
Today's kiddo sous chef task: asparagus snapping. A fine time was had by all!
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